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Province considering day-use fees for Joffre Lakes park

BC Parks survey points to a range of options to manage visitation at busy park

BC Parks is moving forward with the development of its long-anticipated visitor-use management strategy for Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. It is asking the public to fill in a survey before April 30 as part of its information collection for the strategy development.…

The River Of Golden Dreams – A Summer Must In Whistler

destinationaddict.com – Many don’t think of Whistler, one of the world’s top ski resorts as a summer destination but believe us when we say there is plenty there to do in the summer too. Starting with some paddling across W…

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Alpine Hiking

whistlerblackcomb.com – The best hiking experience on Whistler Mountain. Starting behind the Inukshuk at the top of the Peak Express chairlift, hikers will enjoy stunning views of Black Tusk and Cheakamus Lake as they desce…

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Canada captures Whistler Cup

Forget helps nation to first U16 title since 2013

In recent years at the Whistler Cup, Canada had always been more than accommodating as hosts. After winning five of six overall titles between 2008 and 2013, Canada hadn’t been able to pull off the U16 overall title as visitors from Austria, Norway and Switzerland brought it back to Europe.…

Council preview for Tuesday, April 16

First look: CECAP update, OCP public hearing highlight packed agenda

Here’s a quick look at what to expect at Tuesday’s council meeting, kicking off at 5:30 p.m. at the Maury Young Arts Centre. CECAP UPDATE…

Epic Hakuba Part III: Tokyo!

One of the benefits of going skiing in Japan has nothing to do with skiing. It is that you must invariably funnel through the labyrinth of Tokyo, a place which, like an unknown mountain, challenges at every turn.…

Velisek wins at Big White banked slalom

Whistler snowboarders excel at Neil Edgeworth event

Tom Velisek spent much of his winter on snow, yes, but it was almost entirely spent snowmobiling. The former World Cup racer, who has four podium appearances to his name, opted against buying a season’s pass for any resort this year and can count on one hand the number of times he strapped on his board before this weekend’s Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom at Big White.…

Naturespeak: In the den of the bear

GIVE SPACE Bears habituate quickly to humans, so be sure to keep your distance. Photo by Joel Lycklama…

Celebrate National Canadian Film Day with free screening

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch screens at the Maury Young Arts Centre on April 17

The Whistler Film Festival/span>is partnering with Reel Canada and Arts Whistler to screen Anthropocene: The Human Epoch as part of National Canadian Film Day on Wednesday, April 17. Described as a “mesmerizing and disturbing rumination on what drives us as a species, and a call to wake up to the destruction caused by our dominance,” the documentary serves as the third film in a series that includes Manufactured Landscapes and Water, by famed photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.…

Baird, MacDougall earn Halaw wins

Young snowboarders beat out veterans in Skier’s Plaza

With difficult spring conditions challenging snowboarders during the Halaw Snowboard Invitational in Skier’s Plaza on April 12, competitors were finding it difficult to land two scoring runs in the five attempts they were afforded. Men’s champ Jack MacDougall, however, landed all but his last one as he held off early favourite Mark McMorris to secure the win on a slushy hill.…

Nanaimo bar among sweet messages on new stamps from Canada Post

It’s been quite a few weeks for the Nanaimo bar. First, the famed three-layer dessert got its own spread, so to speak, in The New York Times.…

Gas prices climb to another record high in Metro Vancouver

Fuel costs have risen once again in Metro Vancouver, breaking records that were just set late last week. Prices at some Richmond stations were listed at 168.9 per litre on Friday, an increase of more than one cent overnight and up about five cents since last Thursday.…

Renzoni earns U19 nationals win

WMSC alum wins giant slalom race, takes third in super-G

Whistler Mountain Ski Club alumnus Ella Renzoni took the national stage by storm last month. Renzoni hit the podium twice at U19 nationals, winning the giant slalom while earning third in the super-G in the Mont Edouard, Que.…

Backyard Après brings new music event to Sea to Sky

A new one-day music event is set to take place in Squamish at the end of June. Gibbons Whistler announced it would be hosting Backyard Après at Norman Rudy’s in Squamish on Saturday, June 29 headlining reggae-rock veterans Big Sugar.…

Rainbow Lodge’s chefs cooked up a storm

As the museum’s collection grows, so too does our understanding of the people who made Whistler’s early resort days possible. Some names, such as Myrtle and Alex Philip, are already well known while others are far more obscure.…